I understand that the budget includes a $25 million increase to create Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers, MTACs, as part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, MEP program.

We need NIST's expertise more than ever.

I am pleased to see that the budget request includes an additional $5 million to support NIST's work in the area of disaster resilience.

It has now been 830 days since I arrived in Congress, and the Republican leadership has still not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. I have news for my colleagues: unemployment is our true…

It's now been 829 days since I arrived in Congress, and the Republican leadership has not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. Mr. Speaker, I'm devastated by this because the American people are…

I head back to my district tomorrow to face the thousands of people who sent me here to help them find jobs--800 days ago. Mr. Speaker, what do I say to them? They know the real deficit is jobs. Do I say that the Republicans in Congress…

It's now been 807 days since I arrived in Congress to address jobs, and the Republican leadership has still not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. More than 12 million American families do not…

It is essential that we learn more about important work being conducted at NIST's laboratories, as this Subcommittee looks to reauthorize the agency through the America COMPETES Act.

We must ensure that our policies foster growth in the technology sector.

Thank you, Chairman Massie for holding this hearing to examine the effectiveness of the laboratory programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

NIST is small in size, yet tremendous in impact.

Thank you, Chairman Massie. Thank you for holding this hearing to examine the effectiveness of the laboratory programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.